ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced Friday that he will undergo surgery to remove cancer from his neck.
In a post on X, Vitale said a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer.
Vitale said surgery is scheduled for Tuesday.
I received the report of the biopsy of the lymph node in my neck and it is cancerous. With all the love I have received and the loving support of my family, friends and @espn Comrades, I will win this battle. Tuesday's surgery will be a success. Thank you all for your prayers.
– Dick Vitale (@DickieV) June 28, 2024
This is the latest cancer diagnosis for Vitale, 85.
In 2021, Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma, months after he underwent multiple surgeries to remove melanoma. He chronicled his treatments and recovery on social media, posting photos of doctor visits and hospital stays while giving recorded motivational advice before he was put on vocal rest. In 2022, he announced that he was cancer-free. Vitale had vocal cord cancer last summer and underwent radiation therapy. In November, he announced that he was cancer-free but had to delay his return to ESPN broadcasts.
Vitale, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame, has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN's first college basketball broadcast.
